Attachable holder for items

Abstract

Provided herein is an item holder assembly that includes an attachment mechanism for attaching the assembly to an object such as a laptop computer, an item support or holder, and a member for connecting the attachment mechanism to the item holder or support.

1. A computer device support assembly comprising an item holder or support, and a connector for securedly connecting the item holder to the computer, wherein the connector comprises a male plug that is configured to be plugged in to a port of the computer, and wherein when the male plug is plugged into a port, the male plug is not configured to be in electrical or data communication with the port of the computer. 
   
   
     2. The computer device support assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a pair of extension members extending outwardly from the male plug, wherein the pair of extension members contact a surface of the computer, when the male plug is plugged into a port. 
   
   
     3. A method for supporting objects above the plane formed by the bottom of a laptop computer; the method comprising the steps of:
 a. providing a plug which can snuggly fit into the port of a computer, the plug being associated with means for supporting or holding an object; 
 b. plugging the plug into the port, wherein the plug is not in electrical or data communication with the port; and 
 c. associating the object with the means for supporting or holding the object so that the object is held in spatial place by being at a fixed spatial distance from the laptop. 
 
   
   
     4. The computer device support assembly of  claim 1  wherein the male plug and the item holder or support are oriented generally along the same horizontally oriented plane when the male plug is plugged into a port on the computer. 
   
   
     5. The computer device support assembly of  claim 4  wherein the item holder or support is a tray. 
   
   
     6. The computer device support assembly of  claim 4  wherein the male plug and the item holder or support include a rigid connection member therebetween, and wherein the rigid connection member, male plug and the item holder or support are oriented generally along the same plane. 
   
   
     7. A computer device support assembly comprising an item holder or support, and a connector for securedly connecting the item holder to the computer, wherein the connector comprises a male plug that configured to plugged in to a port of the computer, and wherein when the male plug is plugged into a port, the male plug is not configured to be in electrical or data communication with the power source of the computer.